Supply-side climate policy: the road less taken
... accounting, as established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and followed by all countries and most other jurisdictional entities, effectively places the onus on those who consume fossil fuels, and not on those who supply it. A nation that taxes coal exports but n ...
... accounting, as established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and followed by all countries and most other jurisdictional entities, effectively places the onus on those who consume fossil fuels, and not on those who supply it. A nation that taxes coal exports but n ...
Changing role of local institutions to enable individual and collective
... Perrin 2008; Uphoff et al. 2006). Public institutions include government agencies with legal authority that can impose penalties or sanctions backed by governmental powers of enforcement. Civic institutions are membership based cooperatives or volunteer organizations whose actions are to serve the c ...
... Perrin 2008; Uphoff et al. 2006). Public institutions include government agencies with legal authority that can impose penalties or sanctions backed by governmental powers of enforcement. Civic institutions are membership based cooperatives or volunteer organizations whose actions are to serve the c ...
Parliament of Victoria
... My colleagues in the DPS Parliamentary Library Research Service also deserve thanks for their contribution: Bella Lesman, Rachel Macreadie and Claire Higgins have each helped by their careful proof reading and comments. I particularly thank Adam Delacorn, Research Assistant in the Parliamentary Libr ...
... My colleagues in the DPS Parliamentary Library Research Service also deserve thanks for their contribution: Bella Lesman, Rachel Macreadie and Claire Higgins have each helped by their careful proof reading and comments. I particularly thank Adam Delacorn, Research Assistant in the Parliamentary Libr ...
What range of future scenarios should climate change policy be based on? -Modal falsificationism and its limitations
... reached levels unprecedented in the last 650.000 years: While 0.018–0.03 percent of the atmosphere was CO2 during the ice-age cycles—e. g. the CO2 concentration varied between 180 and 300 ppmv2 (Siegenthaler et al., 2005)—, in 2005, the CO2 concentration equalled 379 ppmv (IPCC, 2007). Although this ...
... reached levels unprecedented in the last 650.000 years: While 0.018–0.03 percent of the atmosphere was CO2 during the ice-age cycles—e. g. the CO2 concentration varied between 180 and 300 ppmv2 (Siegenthaler et al., 2005)—, in 2005, the CO2 concentration equalled 379 ppmv (IPCC, 2007). Although this ...
CC Equity SDS- An Urban Perspective Forthcoming
... when it was recognized that countries that historically have contributed least to global warming might be impacted the most by climate change in the future [11, 22]—although it is now recognized that impacts are also increasing in high-income countries due to, e.g., supply chain interdependencies [2 ...
... when it was recognized that countries that historically have contributed least to global warming might be impacted the most by climate change in the future [11, 22]—although it is now recognized that impacts are also increasing in high-income countries due to, e.g., supply chain interdependencies [2 ...
A Summary of the Assessment Process of the Intergovernmental
... individual reviewers and 25 government reviews. Note that the IPCC does not have information on the number of individual experts involved in the reviews coordinated by governments. In these two formal reviews over 31,000 separate comments were received by WG I. The relevant authors provided a writte ...
... individual reviewers and 25 government reviews. Note that the IPCC does not have information on the number of individual experts involved in the reviews coordinated by governments. In these two formal reviews over 31,000 separate comments were received by WG I. The relevant authors provided a writte ...
How Does a Regional Climate Model Modify the Projected Climate
... different continents. We want to answer the question, how does the RCM REMO modifiesmodify the simulated historical climate and the global climate change signal of the driving GCM Max Planck Institute for Meteorology-Earth System Model (MPI-ESM). The evaluation is done for annual mean near-surface t ...
... different continents. We want to answer the question, how does the RCM REMO modifiesmodify the simulated historical climate and the global climate change signal of the driving GCM Max Planck Institute for Meteorology-Earth System Model (MPI-ESM). The evaluation is done for annual mean near-surface t ...
Climate Change and Internal Displacement
... Climate change is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as “any change in the climate over time, whether due to natural variability or […] human activity.”6 However, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change focuses specifically on climate change that is “attribute ...
... Climate change is defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as “any change in the climate over time, whether due to natural variability or […] human activity.”6 However, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change focuses specifically on climate change that is “attribute ...
Results Part A: amount of appearances
... Media coverage is the first mentioned influence. This influence means the mention of a problem in the media is one of the most important influences on the public concern. The second influence, issue space – simply explained, meaning there is no space to solve every problem – is not easy to change si ...
... Media coverage is the first mentioned influence. This influence means the mention of a problem in the media is one of the most important influences on the public concern. The second influence, issue space – simply explained, meaning there is no space to solve every problem – is not easy to change si ...
Source control as an adaptation measure to
... simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain containing most of North America on a 204 x 189 grid at a 45 km resolution. The two CRCM simulations used in this study cover two periods: one from 1961 to 1990 ( ...
... simulations ANpr2 (control climate) and ANfr2 (future climate) of Plummer et al., 2006). The CRCM simulations are performed over a domain containing most of North America on a 204 x 189 grid at a 45 km resolution. The two CRCM simulations used in this study cover two periods: one from 1961 to 1990 ( ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... insurers are expressing concern. Protecting residents, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resiliency, i.e. the capacity to adapt as climate changes. Cities have always been exposed to climate-related risks, such as flooding and ext ...
... insurers are expressing concern. Protecting residents, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resiliency, i.e. the capacity to adapt as climate changes. Cities have always been exposed to climate-related risks, such as flooding and ext ...
Heat Turn Down the Confronting
... will lead to less water resources in summer months and high risks of torrential floods. In the Balkans, a higher risk of drought results in potential declines for crop yields, urban health, and energy generation. In Macedonia, yield losses are projected of up to 50 percent for maize, wheat, vegetabl ...
... will lead to less water resources in summer months and high risks of torrential floods. In the Balkans, a higher risk of drought results in potential declines for crop yields, urban health, and energy generation. In Macedonia, yield losses are projected of up to 50 percent for maize, wheat, vegetabl ...
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Concepts, Issues
... the long-term policy research and capacity-building activities in the network’s work plan for the next three years. Such a program could take this foundation paper as its starting point and build on the experience of the partners in projects on vulnerability and adaptation. This paper provides an ov ...
... the long-term policy research and capacity-building activities in the network’s work plan for the next three years. Such a program could take this foundation paper as its starting point and build on the experience of the partners in projects on vulnerability and adaptation. This paper provides an ov ...
Multi-hazard Risks and Vulnerable Populations in the Caribbean
... Rappaport (2000) constructed a database of Atlantic tropical cyclone fatalities for the 1970–99 storm seasons that identified the date, cause, and location of each fatality (65 Atlantic tropical cyclones affected the contiguous U.S. during this period; Rappaport estimated a total of 600 direct fatal ...
... Rappaport (2000) constructed a database of Atlantic tropical cyclone fatalities for the 1970–99 storm seasons that identified the date, cause, and location of each fatality (65 Atlantic tropical cyclones affected the contiguous U.S. during this period; Rappaport estimated a total of 600 direct fatal ...
Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate
... to support the hypotheses of anthropogenic warming and the control of greenhouse gases, as envisioned in the Global Climate Treaty. The 1990 IPCC Summary completely ignored satellite data, since they showed no warming. The 1995 IPCC report was notorious for the significant alterations made to the te ...
... to support the hypotheses of anthropogenic warming and the control of greenhouse gases, as envisioned in the Global Climate Treaty. The 1990 IPCC Summary completely ignored satellite data, since they showed no warming. The 1995 IPCC report was notorious for the significant alterations made to the te ...
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... rates reach a staggering 40% of the entire population (Fischer, Shah, and van Velthuizen 2002, 1). The majority of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture is the predominant form of economic activity, and, therefore, their fate is inextricably inter-woven with that of farming. Agricultural ( ...
... rates reach a staggering 40% of the entire population (Fischer, Shah, and van Velthuizen 2002, 1). The majority of the poor live in rural areas where agriculture is the predominant form of economic activity, and, therefore, their fate is inextricably inter-woven with that of farming. Agricultural ( ...
Successful adaptation to climate change across scales
... aspects of life, and that reflects existing social norms and processes. There are many classifications of adaptation options (summarised in Smit et al., 2000) based on their purpose, mode of implementation, or on the institutional form they take. In this paper, to better explain adaptation, we have fo ...
... aspects of life, and that reflects existing social norms and processes. There are many classifications of adaptation options (summarised in Smit et al., 2000) based on their purpose, mode of implementation, or on the institutional form they take. In this paper, to better explain adaptation, we have fo ...
Pastoralism as a tool for mitigating climate change
... as a means of coping with an increasingly unpredictable and arid climate3. Current climate changes are predicted to bring rising temperatures and erratic precipitation, which increase the likelihood of both drought and flood: changes to which pastoralism, more than any other rural land use system, h ...
... as a means of coping with an increasingly unpredictable and arid climate3. Current climate changes are predicted to bring rising temperatures and erratic precipitation, which increase the likelihood of both drought and flood: changes to which pastoralism, more than any other rural land use system, h ...
Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and... Emily M. Cody, Jennie C. Stephens, James P. Bagrow,
... hit the northeastern United States in October 2012. It was the largest hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, caused 233 reported deaths, and over 68 billion dollars in damage to residential and commercial facilities as well as transportation and other infrastructure [8]. Many businesses f ...
... hit the northeastern United States in October 2012. It was the largest hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, caused 233 reported deaths, and over 68 billion dollars in damage to residential and commercial facilities as well as transportation and other infrastructure [8]. Many businesses f ...
Israel Country report 2013
... carried out and ongoing in Israel on energy access, energy efficiency and renewable was given by the Chief Scientist. The availability of large volumes of natural gas is strongly modifying the energy policy of Israel, since it can meet the country energy demand. The Government had set a guiding obje ...
... carried out and ongoing in Israel on energy access, energy efficiency and renewable was given by the Chief Scientist. The availability of large volumes of natural gas is strongly modifying the energy policy of Israel, since it can meet the country energy demand. The Government had set a guiding obje ...